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Idaho Ranks in Top 10 States that are Least Conservative

I have been saying for many years that Idaho is no longer the Reddest of the Red states as attested to by a recent article in the conservative “Daily Wire”. Read the article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-lawmakers-vote-for-leftism-in-lockstep-while-republicans-routinely-abandon-conservatism-analysis-finds Idahoans need to think hard about voting for someone just because a candidate has an R in front of their […]

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The Manipulation of America

Social Media Platforms & Google are turning us into a Banana Republic Wikipedia describes Manipulation (psychology) as the action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way Crowd manipulation — the use of crowd psychology to direct the behavior of a crowd toward a specific action Internet manipulation — the co-opting of digital technology […]

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Presidential Debate an “Establishment Fiasco”

Who was the Winner? Donald Trump for not participating in the Circus! I’m sure many of our readers listened to the Fox debates on Wednesday night. Personally, I thought that the first hour was more like a circus with the constant interruptions and no adherence to the time limits. Fox has always had a love-hate […]

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America at a Turning Point

How our country has changed in 2 ½ short years with the ungodly Democrats in charge. We hear them talking about abortion in terms of man’s laws instead of God’s law and this is where the real problem lies. We as a nation have devolved to the point that we no longer live by God’s […]

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Why does our Government Subsidize Corporations?

The government began Oil subsidies back in 1916 to speed up depreciation of drilling costs which can be quite substantial. A second subsidy was the oil depletion allowance, that became law in 1926. The oil depletion allowance is the biggest incentive to invest in drilling for oil, natural gas and fracking and without this allowance, […]

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The Supreme Court vs The Deep State

When we look back at our country’s history even the pledge of Allegiance to our national flag which has been in existence in one form or another since 1892 has been attacked time and again in the courts. In 1942 President Roosevelt signed the “Flag Code” law which established rules for the display and care […]

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Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Budget Growing Like a Cancer

We should all thank Audrey Dutton for her extensive reporting on the Idaho Health Data Exchange as it continues to prove to us the incompetency of Idaho’s Health and Welfare Department. We have been calling for an audit of this Bureaucratic behemoth for several years, but it appears that no one in the political arena […]

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America at a Turning Point

Welcome to 1984 and the dystopian state where the government will run just about every aspect of your life. What is taking place in our congress is the left’s attempt to take over this country politically as democrats work to nullify all references to corruption by the current administration. We have seen over the past […]

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U of I Purchases University of Phoenix: Good Deal or Bad Deal?

What’s the Rush: Why is there such a hurry by the State Board of Education and the U of I to purchase this for-profit university with a very checkered history? In the past, we have found that when secretive transactions such as this one take place it is not always in the best interest of […]

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Judicial Appointments Matter

This will be one of the most memorable 4ths of July in our 247-year-old history. We have seen what having conservative justices on the Supreme Court has done to rectify previous decisions that did not stand up to constitutional scrutiny. If it were not for the three justices appointed by Trump, these decisions could have […]

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Shocking Vote on TVCA Addition by Fruitland P&Z Commission

Why couldn’t they find a solution? The Treasure Valley Classical Academy: is an open-enrollment, tuition-free public charter school in Fruitland, Idaho. All Treasure Valley students in Idaho are eligible to attend, with seats filled through a lottery system. The school opened in August 2019 for students K-6 and currently serves students in grades K-9. One […]

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Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences, created by Ralph Edwards in 1956 was a popular television game show in which contestants who failed to correctly answer trivia questions had to perform stunts. This reminds me of what is currently happening in our legacy news and social media. The only problem is there never seem to be any consequences […]

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